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DeSantis choice for COVID isolation centers was Republican donor who faced federal ‘kickback’ suit
By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Ron DeSantis’s pick to provide COVID isolation centers in Florida was a Republican donor who faced a federal kickback suit. -
Broward County uses DeSantis to justify weak COVID-19 response
ByNoreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry, who runs the bluest county in Florida, leads a surprisingly subdued campaign against COVID-19. Straining to keep up with coronavirus data while treating desperately ill patients, doctors warn that toothless protection rules will have increasingly dire outcomes. -
New El Portal mayor’s messy divorce and questions about his qualifying paperwork threaten term
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
El Portal’s newly elected mayor Omarr Nickerson won his race handily after none of the small village’s 2,400 residents ran against him. But his term could be short-lived amid accusations by El Portal officials that Nickerson submitted false, incomplete and inaccurate information in his qualifying paperwork. -
As Sheriff Tony dodges process servers, his lawyer calls lawsuit that seeks Tony’s ouster ‘nothing’
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony spent much of last week dodging process servers looking to hand him court papers that would officially notify him that a lawsuit filed against him seeks to disqualify him from serving as sheriff. -
Judge: U.S. Attorney General can claim state secrets to hide a key 9/11 FBI report of Operation Encore
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The contents of a 2012 FBI report that exposed the existence of a secret investigation into suspected Saudi government involvement in 9/11 will remain largely hidden from public view after a New York judge sided with U.S. Attorney General William Barr.
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